Posted December 10, 2021
But the links here are bad, because the GOG Galaxy wanted a 32 bit version of the Visual C++ 2015. more precisely Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 x86. "vc_redist.x86.exe"
You can download this package on the microsoft website here:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-US/download/details.aspx?id=48145
1 Press download buton
2 select "vc_redist.x86.exe" (or both, but you want x 86 only)
3 Next
4 Install or reinstal c++ package
- My LOTRO game on Steam stopped working as it complained about an error message:
"Installed error 1 for Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2019 Redistributable"
- I removed the two latest Redistributables I had from my system:
Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2019 Redistributable (x64) - 14.27.29016 (v 14.27.29016.0)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2019 Redistributable (x86) - 14.27.29016 (v 14.27.29016.0)
and the LOTRO game launched again.
- But then GOG Galaxy (GG) didn't launched with the error message:
"The program can't start because mfc140u.dll is missing from your computer."
Do NOT (!) follow the dumb textbook standard suggestion to reinstall GG as this means a lot of work!
- Use olda_x suggestion instead and install just the Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 x86 version. After that GG worked normally again and the game as well. :)